Counting or registering device for use in knitting



4 m fi, W40 R. v. LANgBAET ZZWJ 73 COUNTING OR REGISTERING DEVICE FORUSE IN KNITTING Filed Aug. 4, 1939 Patented Aug. 6, 1940 UNITED STATESCOUNTING E REGISTERING DEVICE FOR USE IN KNITTING Reginald VictorLaugbart, London, England, as-

signor of one-half to Isabel Keizer, Golders Green, London, EnglandApplication August 4, 1939, Serial No. 288,421 In Great Britain November15, 938

2 Claims.

- This invention relates to a counting or registering device for use inknitting, which can be threaded on a knitting needle and can be set toshow the number of stitches or rows oi. stitches 5 which have to becompleted when knitting an article, or the number 02 stitches or rowswhich have already been knitted and thus to relieve the knitter of thenecessity o! memorlm'ng such quantities.

A known device of this kind comprises a hollow drum mounted within a.hollow casing and bearing numerals marked on its peripheral surface, anaperture or apertures in the casing arranged to expose one or more ofthe numerals and a resilient member for gripping a knitting needledisposed within the device.

It is an object of the present invention to pro= vide an improved devicewhich is adapted to be more easily and more economically manufacturedthan the known devices.

The device according to the invention comprises a hollow casing,apertured at each end whereby it is adapted to receive a knittingneedle, a resilient device within the casing adapted to grip a knittingneedle, and one or more discs or drums rotatably carried in the casingand spaced from the casing space provided for the reception of theneedle, the said discs or drums being arranged to be rotated fromoutside the casing.

The casing may be apertured to afford access to the periphery of eachdisc or drum so that rotation of the disc or drum may be effected by athumb or finger.

An especially advantageous and simple resilient device is a helicalspring which is distorted by bowing the spring out of its cylindricalform so that its axis is curved.

In an embodiment of the invention which is easy to manufacture, thecasing comprises a space containing the resilient device and a space forlocating one or more flat discs bearing numerals on one face and havingmilled edges. Apertures are left in the casing so that the disc or discscan be manipulated. The casing may be made of any a suitable material,for example an acetate or a plastic material, and is adapted, after theresilient device and the disc or discs have been assembled, to receive aflat cover which is spertured to expose one or more numerals on the discor discs. The

' 50 list cover may be provided with a small projection or boss which isadapted to enter a corresponding hole in the casing so as to locate thecover. The cover, which may be of Celluloid or like material, may beformed with inclined sides adapted to slide on and grip correspondingsurfaces on the case and may be otherwise secured to the casing d in anydesired manner.

A flat leaf spring may be placed behind the discs so as to press thediscs lightly against the cover.

One form of construction of the invention is illustrated in the annexeddrawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of the device with a knitting needle inposition.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the device alone.

Fig. 3 is a plan.

Fig. 4 is an underside plan showing the cover plate, and

Fig. 5 shows the various parts separately.

In the drawing, it represents the casing of the device, and hasapertures b at its ends for the passage of the knitting needle 0 whichis held in place by a bent helical spring d housed in the casing andwhich will resiliently conform to and engage the needle passed throughthe helical spring and casing. The ends of the casing are formed withlugs f on each of which rests a flat milled disc g, which is inscribedwith numerals on one face, and a portion of which protrudes beyond thecasing to facilitate manipulation of the disc. The discs are held inplace by a flat spring h. A cover plate a is adapted to be attached tothe lower face of the casing a, plus is on the casing engaging holes 1in the cover plate. The parts a and i are secured together by cementingor otherwise. Slght openings m in the cover plate serve to expose therequired numerals.

Having thus described the nature of the said invention andthe best meansI know of carrying the same into practical effect, I claim:

1. A counting or registering device for use in knitting and comprising ahollow casing through which a knitting needle is adapted to be passed,and which also contains one or more rotatably arranged discs inscribedwith numerals, one or more sight openings for viewing the numerals beingprovided in the device.

2. A counting or registering device according to claim 1, in which a.part of the needle is gripped by a spring or the like housed within thecasing.

REGINALD VICTOR LANGBART.

